Introduction
Nora Campos (born 1963) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. She was formerly elected to the San Jose City Council in a special election in March 2001 and was twice overwhelmingly re-elected to represent the residents of District 5, allowing her to represent her community on the Council for 10 years. Prior to taking elected office, she worked as Community Relations Coordinator and then as Chief of Staff for a San Jose City Councilmember.
Early life and education
Nora Campos was raised in the Cassell neighborhood in East San Jose. She marched side-by-side with Cesar E. Chavez, learning about the needs and struggles of the community of which have been a part of her entire life. She cites her early experience with the Farm Worker Movement influenced her decision to enter public service as an adult.
Campos earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and is an alumna of the Alum Rock and East Side Union school districts.
Career
In June 2009, Campos announced her candidacy for the 23rd California State Assembly District. She was elected on November 10, 2010 with 75% of the vote, succeeding term-limited Democrat Joe Coto.
2014 California State Assembly
| California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 34,799 | 69.5 | |
| Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 15,272 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 50,071 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 49,416 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 21,779 | 30.6 | |
| Total votes | 71,195 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly candidacy
| California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 27,453 | 34.3 | |
| Democratic | Ash Kalra | 15,843 | 19.8 | |
| Republican | Van Le | 11,726 | 14.7 | |
| Democratic | Andres Quintero | 10,922 | 13.7 | |
| Democratic | Cong Thanh Do | 4,869 | 6.1 | |
| Democratic | Darcie Green | 4,769 | 6.0 | |
| Democratic | Esau Herrera | 4,342 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 79,924 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ash Kalra | |||
| Democratic | Madison Nguyen | |||
| Total votes | ' | ' | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||